Supreme Court of California

When a bar proprietor voluntarily employs a guard on its premises, the proprietor has assumed a duty to protect its patrons from criminal assault and can be held liable for a resulting injury.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/30/2005
• Published 06/30/2005

Judges

• GEORGE, C.J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Law Offices of Eric G. Young, Eric G. Young, Santa Rosa;  Ringhoff & Toledo, Stephen J. Ringhoff, Modesto, Theressa Y. Toledo;  Law Offices of Frank J. Christy, Jr., and Frank J. Christy, Jr., Petaluma, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Hollingshead, Nardine, Bennett & Smith, Hollingshead, Bennett & Smith, David H. Bennett;  Fatouhi  Epps  Hilger  Gilroy and Shahab E. Fotouhi, Oakland, for Defendant and Appellant., Debra J. La Fetra for Pacific Legal Foundation as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.